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Music For Halloween


As Halloween gets closer, I thought I'd list off some favorite Halloween, horror themed and generally creepy music selections. Since as long as I could remember, I've always loved music, and anything with a weird, goth beat or creepy lyrics always caught my attention. Here are a few selections.


Siouxsie and the Banshees - Halloween
This band has recorded many creepy, weird songs throughout their career. Siouxsie Sioux is a punk/goth goddess whom I've loved for many years. Here is the song titled Halloween, off their 1981 album Juju.

Siouxsie - Halloween


Sonic Youth - Halloween
This is a slow, strange tune, sung by Kim Gordon (another music goddess). It's off their album Bad Moon Rising, which features a scarecrow with a burning jack-o-lantern on the cover. It wasn't until I read Gordon's book that I understood why this song was titled Halloween. She wrote it while attending a Halloween party in LA and watching Henry Rollins perform with his band Black Flag. The lyrics are about her experience/thoughts watching him perform.

Sonic Youth - Halloween


Rob Zombie - Dragula and House of 1000 Corpses
I couldn't include a list of horror themed music without a few selections from Rob Zombie. Anyone who's followed his career knows that he's a long-time horror fan. Clips from horror films and shows have shown up in his videos, his song titles sound like horror films, and he's even ventured into making several of his own, including The Devil's Rejects, and a remake of Halloween. I got to see him twice in concert in the mid 2000's, and honestly, he's one of the best live performers I've ever seen. His shows pulled out all the stops, with fireballs shooting from the stage, a screen showing clips of monster movies in the background, and dancing girls wearing skeleton masks. Here are two of my favorites,  Dragula, and the title track from his first horror film.

Rob Zombie - Dragula

House of 1000 Corpses


John Carpenter
You cannot list off great horror music without including the one and only John Carpenter, who composed music for pretty much all of his films. His Halloween theme is instantly recognizable, and he composed equally impressive tunes for his other movies as well. Here's a selection of some of his best.

John Carpenter


Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Nick Cave is another artist who's known for creepy, weird music. In 1996, he released Murder Ballads, an album composed entirely of songs about murder. This track, titled The Curse of Millhaven, is hilarious, where the title character spends it's runtime confessing about all the murders she's committed. This tune is bonkers and so much fun.

Nick Cave - The Curse of Millhaven


Goblin
Here are the Italian legends, who achieved worldwide fame by composing music for the films of Dario Argento and other directors. Their soundtrack for Suspiria is a huge part of what made that film such a classic. Here is it's soundtrack, as well as another favorite track of mine that they composed for the film Contamination.

Goblin - Suspiria

Goblin - Connexion from Contamination


The Cure
The 4th studio album from this legendary goth band, released in 1982, is chock full of creepy, odd tunes, with equally creepy lyrics to match the dark mood. This is my favorite song from this record.

The Cure - A Short Term Effect


She Wants Revenge/Bauhaus Mashup
This is one of the best remixes/mashups ever, combining a song from the debut album of She Wants Revenge, with Bauhaus' classic tribute to vampires and the count himself, Bela Lugosi. The video that was made for this is also a lot of fun.

She Wants Revenge/Bauhaus Mashup


Ministry - Every Day Is Halloween
I'll end this list with one of my all-time songs for Halloween lovers, Ministry's classic Every Day Is Halloween. Because for us horror and monster fans, it really is every day.

Ministry - Every Day Is Halloween


Halloween is about one week away. Get out and enjoy, as it really is the most wonderful time of the year!


 

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